Historic Willamette

1683 Willamette Falls Drive

1908

Built by Reverend R.C. Blackwell

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/Local Historic Designation

The Methodist Church was built by volunteer labor in 1908 under the direction of Reverend R.C. Blackwell for $1,500. During construction, church services will held upstairs in the Batdorf store located across 14th Street. On September 19, 1909, the Church was dedicated by JF Sanders, JR Hickman, and GL Snidow, trustees. Visiting Reverend Benjamin Young of the Taylor Street Methodist Church officiated at the dedication sermon. TJ Gary, a representative citizen of Willamette, made a short address.

In 1921, the structure was raised a half story, and the bell tower was modified. An education wing was added in 1930. In the early 1960ies, the front exterior stair was replaced by an entry addition, and the bell was relocated to a steel tower. The Church added a Craftsman-style north addition in 1997.

1705 Willamette Falls Drive

2005 Western False Front

Rebuilt in 2003, Original Building Built by Joe Batdorf in 1895

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/Local Historic District Designation

The Batdorf Store is likely one of the oldest commercial buildings in Willamette. County records show Margaret Batdorf purchased the property from the Willamette Falls Co in 1895. The Batdorf family owned and managed the store for 66 years except for a brief period where the property was sold to G.G. Graves but remained a grocery store. It is reported that the Batdorf sons repurchased the building after Graves ran the store for about a year.

From 1892 through 1910, the store's second floor played a central role in the young town of Willamette. Known as "Batdorf Hall," this large space was the home of the first school, the first church, and hosted organizations such as the Odd Fellows Lodge.

Albert Beverly Buckles married Della Hathaway Batdorf on April 25, 1896, and took part in running the store. Around 1900 Albert Buckles added a single-story grain and feed on the rear of the building facing Knapps Alley. Buckles was very active in his community, serving as an Oregon City councilman for four years. He also served as treasurer of the Rosemont Community Club and was a member of the Elks’ Lodge. Buckles had two children, Albert Buckles and Mrs. Bernice (Buckles) Milliken, who lived in Willamette. In 1928, Wes Milken and Albert Buckles took over the business when the elder Buckles passed away. The store closed in 1961 and became a laundromat and, later, a beauty shop.

In 2003, the original building collapsed during a remodel. The building was rebuilt, and the exterior was restored as close as possible to match the original store exterior. The deteriorated grain and feed addition was torn down and replaced with a new two-story building.

1721-1741 Willamette Falls Drive

Frenzels Market

1890 Vernacular

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/Local Historic Designation

The 1890s building was built as a grocery and post office market. It was enclosed in the 1930s by the Frenzels and was known as Frenzel’s Market. The property shows several storefronts connected on the 1950s map. The original wood and metal meat locker door still exists today and is the entrance to the kitchen in the Essence of China restaurant.

1785 Willamette Falls Drive

Leisman-Elligsen House

1894 Queen Anne

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/Local Historic Designation

Charles Thore bought the property in 1894. The Oregon City Enterprise announced in April 1894 that Thore contracted with Murray and Morrison to build a "neat cottage to cost about $2,500." The building was one of the first buildings to go up in the new town of Willamette Falls. In 1900, when Thore died, the home changed hands and was subsequently purchased by Herman Leisman in 1909.

This house features wide shiplap siding with corner boards and a circular porch with a hip roof supported by turned posts and a plain balustrade. William Pierce Johnson purchased the property in 1901.

In 2000, a garage was added to the back of the house off Knapps Alley.

1817 Willamette Falls Drive

1915 Vernacular

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/Local Historic Designation

In 1915 the Leismans operated a general store using a team of horses for home delivery service. Mr. Ridder took over in 1919 and operated a post office in the back until 1955. About 1963, the Winkels took over the store. The store was converted to a restaurant in 2003.

The front facade has undergone considerable modification over the years, including adding the windows at the front of the building. In 1997, the building facade was modified to a Western false front design.

1889 Willamette Falls Drive

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/No Local Historic Designation

This building is the original location of the Capen Shoe factory. The shoe factory was established on the main street of Willamette Falls in 1894 by Ellery Capen. With 18 employees, the business was the first of what was to be many industrial sites in the new community. For years, the factory received free power and water from the Portland General Electric Company.

The industrial vision for the town of Willamette Falls did not bare out. The original two-story building burned down. In 1923, a garage repair business was built on the site. In the mid-century, the building turned over several uses, and the exterior was modified. 

In 2008, the exterior was restored to a 1900 storefront design, and historic brick pilasters were incorporated into the exterior facade. A Western false-front parapet was added.

In 2015, the Community Faith church took over the building.

1892 6th Avenue

Anna Downey House

1905 Queen Anne Vernacular

Built by E.M. Rasmussen

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

E. M. Rasmussen purchased the lot from Willamette Falls Co in 1903 and sold the new house to Anna Downey in 1905. This property is directly behind the Capen Shoe Factory, separated by Knapps Alley. Before the Downey House was built, Charles Boots, the foreman of the Capen Shoe Factory, is said to have lived in a small cabin on this property. 

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and porches nestled between the wings. Vernacular homes have very little decoration on the house's exterior, keeping with their vernacular sensibility.

1883 6th Avenue

Kinney House

1900 Queen Anne Vernacular

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

G.C. Kinney bought the lot in 1895 for a one-dollar gold coin from the Willamette Falls Company.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and porches nestled between the wings. Vernacular homes have very little decoration on the house's exterior, keeping with their vernacular sensibility.

1870 6th Avenue

Frank Capen House

1907 Vernacular

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Frank Capen, the owner of the Capen Shoe Factory on the main street in Willamette, bought the house from the Willamette Falls Company in 1910.

The original porch posts and siding have been replaced.

1847 6th Avenue

Dora A. Losey House

1900 Queen Anne Vernacular

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

This house features wide shiplap siding and encircled porch with a hip roof supported by turned posts. An addition was added to the rear of this house and the chimney was replaced.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and porches nestled between the wings. Vernacular homes have very little decoration on the exterior of the house, in keeping with its vernacular sensibility.

1831 6th Avenue

Sadie White House

1895 Queen Anne

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Sadie White was a singer, actress, businesswoman, and property owner. She helped operate the Racket Store with her mother and two sisters in Oregon City. She was remarried in 1911 to Charles J Swift.

This house features a wrap-around hip-roofed porch supported by turned posts.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. Stick-style homes have front-facing two-story gables with embellished wall surfaces (stickwork) and decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches.

1830 6th Avenue

Jones - Fromong House

1895 Queen Anne Stick

Built by Joseph Jones

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Andy Fromong, the Willamette trolly motorman, lived here many years. Andy's name is written in the sidewalk in front of the house.

This house retains a high degree of original construction integrity. The front-facing two-story gables with embellished wall surfaces (stickwork) and decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches are typical of the Stick style.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and porches nestled between the wings. Vernacular homes have very little decoration on the house's exterior, keeping with their vernacular sensibility.

1819 6th Avenue

O. Tonkin Jr. House or F.S. Howell House

1902 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Oben Tonkin Jr. was born in New Zealand but spent most of his life in West Linn. Tonkin Jr. worked in the offices of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company. 

This home was an All-Electric PGE Show Home in the 1920s. The July 8, 1954 edition of the Capital Journal shows a PGE advertisement for electric appliances pictured in this home.

This 1-1/2 story bungalow with classical detailing retains a high degree of historic integrity. 

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1818 6th Avenue

Anna Dollar House

1898 Vernacular

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

The Dollar family built this house for their Great Grandmother. The Dollars were one of the earliest families in the area. Mr. Clem Dollar built the first service station on what is now Willamette Falls Drive.

Vernacular homes have very little decoration on the house's exterior, keeping with their vernacular sensibility.

1492 13th

1897 Queen Anne Vernacular

Built by Sheriff Ernest Mass

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Ernest Mass was the Clackamas County Sheriff for 20 years and a City founder. Mass was first elected Clackamas County sheriff from 1911 to 1915 and again from 1925 to 1941. Earlier, Mass was instrumental in building the Willamette electric trolley. Mass was from Willamette, but was required to move to Oregon City once he was elected. He served longer than any other Clackamas County sheriff, and briefly returned to his old home in Willamette after his retirement. In 1925, tenants Dr. and Mrs. Silverman practiced medicine and ran a teahouse.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and porches nestled between the wings. Vernacular homes have very little decoration on the house's exterior, keeping with their vernacular sensibility.

1780 6th Avenue

Buckles-Elligsen House

1898 Queen Anne Stick

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Albert and Della Buckles purchased the property in 1898. The Buckles later sold the house and two lots in 1909 to George Elligsen for $1,200. The second lot remains a part of the property today. Several generations of the Elligsens lived in the house until the 1980s.

The property has the original two-story horse barn located behind the home. The property was featured in Country Living Magazine, Oct. 1990.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. Stick-style homes have front-facing two-story gables with embellished wall surfaces (stickwork) and decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches. GH Elligsen 1915 is stamped on the front walkway.

1731 6th Avenue

Logan House

1895 Queen Anne Stick

J.P. Logan

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

 J.P. Logan purchased the lot from the Willamette Falls Company in November of 1894. Logan held the property until 1905, when it was transferred several times before it was sold to Cora Moenhke. Cora Moenhke, part of the Moenhke family who operated the Moenhke Saw Mill, owned the house from 1905 to 1907. The sawmill provided sawn lumber for many of the homes built in Willamette. Longtime owners Minnie and Guy Gross bought this house from Harry Berdine in 1912 and owned it until 1984.

This house is representative of many of the homes in the neighborhood from this period. The house has a hipped roof with cross gables. It is sheathed in clapboards with “stick” bands. It has a verticality in its appearance, emphasized by the tall Victorian period double-hung windows. Under a one-story entrance porch, the entrance is set in the corner of the crosswings. The front projecting gable wing has a wide double-hung window on the first story surmounted by a narrower window on the second story, all emphasized by plain wood banding. The eaves are decorated with carved and turned “gingerbread” trim.

This house retains a high degree of original construction integrity. The front-facing two-story gables with embellished stickwork and decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches are typical of the Stick-style.

1697 6th Avenue

Harold Gross House

pre-1925 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Built by Edward Gross

Willamette Falls sold the property to Edward Gross in March 1912. It appears that the Gross's rented the property to the Turners in the Twenties and Thirties. In 1966, the property was transferred from Edward and Laura Gross to Harold and Dorothy Gross. Harold Gross owned the house until he died in 2009.

The gable roof extends over the front porch, supported by paired posts on a battered concrete base. The posts appeared to be replaced.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1706 6th Avenue

Charles Frenzel House

1928 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Charles Frenzel and his wife operated Frenzel's Market on what is now Willamette Falls Drive, next door to the Buckles and Milliken's store. Next to this lot was Willamette's first water tank that pumped the town's drinking water up from a spring near the river in Willamette Park. In 1909, a Typhoid epidemic caused several fatalities. It was eventually linked to contaminated water from the spring. The Typhoid epidemic lead to the annexation of Willamette into West Linn.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1677 6th Avenue

1918 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1630 6th Avenue

1935 Sears Kit House

Not eligible/non-contributing to National Historic District

In the early part of the 20th Century, the Sears Catalog sold pre-cut house kits delivered by rail all over the U.S. Owners could opt to have the house assembled by a Sears crew.

Out of Period based upon the Period of Significance (ending in 1929).

1658 6th Avenue

Oldenstadt House

1924 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Fred Oldenstadt originally bought several lots in block 7 from Willamette Falls Co in 1909 for $500. He transferred the deed for lot 9 &10 in 1922 to his son, William Oldenstadt, who built the house in 1927. William married Helen Wallis on Christmas eve in 1927 at her parents' house over on 8th Avenue (Harvey and Rose Leavens Wallis' home was located where our current police station is today). William and Helen moved into their new home on the 6th, directly after their wedding. In 1929, William transferred ½ interest in the deed to lot 9 and 10 to his wife, Helen. They lived there until 1959.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1611 6th Avenue

Edward Gross House

1911 Craftsman Bungalow with Queen Anne Details

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1608 6th Avenue

1920 Craftsman Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

The window openings on this house have been enlarged from the original construction.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1649 5th Avenue

1924 Craftsman Bungalow

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/Local Historic Designation

The windows and porch post on this home have been altered from the original contruction.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1674 5th Avenue

Martha Ream House

1917 Craftsman Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

This house was built for Martha Ream and was relocated in the early 1930s from the Willamette Primary School site. It is the “twin” house to 1808 4th Avenue.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1696 5th Avenue

1920 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

The windows and porch on this house have been altered and a new front door installed.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1697 5th Avenue

Bill Snidow House

1924 Bungalow

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/Local Historic Designation

Bill Snidow operated a pool hall on Willamette Falls Drive.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1409 14th Street

E.J. Maple House

1895 Queen Anne Vernacular

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

The Willamette Falls Company sold the lot to E.J. Maple in 1901. The Maples likely built the home around 1901 and sold it to T.J. Gary in 1907 for $750. Gary sold it to Giles and Hanna Snidow in 1912 for $800. The Snidow name is stamped in the sidewalk in front of the house. The home remained in the family into the 1930s. A kitchen was added, replacing a closed-in porch. Most of the decorative elements have been removed.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. Vernacular homes have very little decoration on the house's exterior, keeping with their vernacular sensibility.

1709 5th Avenue

W.L. Snidow House

1920 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1723 5th Avenue

William L. Snidow House

1920 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

W.L. Snidow (G.L. Snidow's son) purchased the lot from Willamette Falls Co in 1921. In 1925, William Snidow sold the house to James E. and Frances Downey. Later owners included Ada Shadle, whose husband, Silas, was on the first West Linn High School Board. Silas Shadle worked as an accountant at the paper mill. Ada, who was widowed in 1936, first rented the house and then bought it in 1944. She lived there with her sons until 1965.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1747 5th Avenue

Oscar D. Ebay House

1890 Colonial Revival Cottage

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Oscar D. Ebay purchased the worker's cottage from the Willamette Falls Company in 1910. The front half of the cottage is original. Additions were added over the years in the back.

The porch has been altered from the original construction.

1782 5th Avenue

Caroline Bremer House

1920 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1790 5th Avenue

Wes Millikin House

1920 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Wesley O. Milliken co-owned Buckles & Milliken, the grocery store in Willamette that he and his cousin bought from the Batdorfs in the 1920ies. Milliken was married to Bernice Buckles Milliken, the daughter of Albert B. Buckles. Buckles was good friends with Wesley’s father, Rev. William T. Milliken who was pastor of the Oregon City Baptist church from 1911-to 1919. The Buckles and Milliken families owned and operated the grocery store in Willamette, known as the Buckles and Milliken Store. Wesley and Bernice had a son named Wesley Milliken Jr. in 1919. Wesley Sr. passed away on March 26, 1948.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1797 5th Avenue

Mildred Martin House

1900 Queen Anne Italianate Transitional

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Early resident Mildred Martin grew up in this house and continued to live in the house after she married.

1822 5th Avenue

Miller - Baker House

1899 Queen Anne Vernacular

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Charles Miller purchased this home from the Rasmussens in 1899. The Baker family purchased this home at some point. Later, owner Edwin Woodworth was principal and superintendent at Willamette School for many years.

S.N. and E.M. Rasmussen likely built this home. Several properties in the Willamette Historic District were owned by E.M. Rasmussen and/or Seward Rasmussen. Diamond-shaped windows and stained glass windows were signature features they designed into several of the homes and are still present today.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. The homes have front-facing two-story gables with decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches.

1831 5th Avenue

J.H. Ralston House

1895 Queen Anne Vernacular

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Joseph H. Ralston built this house for himself. His uncle Joseph R. Ralston was the director of Oregon Woolen Mills in Oregon City and was one of the men who signed the original petition for Oregon’s statehood. The 1991 film Frozen Assets was filmed here.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. The homes have front-facing two-story gables with decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches.

1847 5th Avenue

Nicholas Walden House

1895 Queen Anne Vernacular

Built by Nicolas Walden

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District/Individually Listed on the National Register

This house is listed individually on the National Historic Register. Nicholas Walden was instrumental in the early development and platting of Willamette. He died suddenly in 1897. The house was later rented to Ellery Capen, the Capen Shoe Co-owner. The Walden family held the property until 1919 when it was sold to the Poolers.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. The homes have front-facing two-story gables with embellished decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches.

1872 5th Avenue

George E.G. Batdorf House

1898 Queen Anne Stick

Built by E.M. Rasmussen

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

I.W. Moser sold property to E.M. Rasmussen. In 1904, Rasmussen sold to C. W. Batdorf.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. Stick-style homes have front-facing two-story gables with embellished wall surfaces (stickwork) and decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches.

1882 5th Avenue

Maplethorpe House

1895 Queen Anne Vernacular

Built by E.D. Rasmussen

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

William and Mary Maplethorpe purchased the property from S. Rasmussen in 1898. William Maplethorpe was a motorman for the Willamette Falls Railway. In 1903 Maplethorpes sold to J. S.Bevins family. Corinthia K Bevins received the property in 1906. She was a dressmaker. The Bevins family owned the house until 1929.

The original siding was shiplap. Several properties in the Willamette Historic District were owned by E.M. Rasmussen and/or Seward Rasmussen.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. The homes have front-facing two-story gables with embellished decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches.

1883 5th Avenue

1921 Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1892 4th Avenue

O.F. Olsen House

1895 Queen Anne Stick

Built by Fields

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Otto Olsen was a local church officer who went to the Salem Penitentiary for absconding with church funds.

This house retains a high degree of original construction integrity. The front-facing two-story gables with embellished wall surfaces (stickwork) and decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches are typical of the Stick style.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. Stick-style homes have front-facing two-story gables with embellished wall surfaces (stickwork) and decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches.

1296 12th Street

Sheriff Ernest T Mass House

1906 Queen Anne Vernacular

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

An earlier house with a larger footprint was built on the property before 1900, but this earlier structure was destroyed most likely by fire. David Samso purchased the lot from the Willamette Falls Company and later sold it to Sheriff Ernest Mass and his wife, Nola. This house is the second house associated with Sheriff Mass and was generally thought to be temporary housing for the Mass family. Sheriff Mass owned the house until 1920 when he sold it to Ada Ison. At the rear of the lot is a small barn relocated to this site in the 1990s.

This two-story, gable-front house is sheathed in clapboards with simple detailing. The full-width hipped front porch has been rebuilt. The front door is in the north bay of the façade with a fixed light transomed window to the south. The second story has two simple 1/1 double-hung sash windows. To the rear of the lot is a small barn that was relocated to this site in the 1990s.

Queen Anne-style Vernacular homes have very little decoration on their exterior, keeping their vernacular sensibility.

1862 4th Avenue

Hurst House

1897 Queen Anne Stick

Built by E.D. Rasmussen

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Della and I.S. Hurst bought from Rasmussen in 1904.

This house retains a high degree of original construction integrity. The front-facing two-story gables with embellished wall surfaces (stickwork) and decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches are typical of the Stick style. This house has a brick foundation.

Several properties in the Willamette Historic District were owned by E.M. Rasmussen and/or Seward Rasmussen. Diamond-shaped windows and stained glass windows were signature features they designed into several of the homes and are still present today.

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. Stick-style homes have front-facing two-story gables with embellished wall surfaces (stickwork) and decorative "gingerbread" detailing on the gable ends and porches.

1808 4th Avenue

1916 Craftsman Bungalow

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Ewalt Leisman owned this house. There is a twin to this house located at 1674 5th Avenue.

The Leismans began operating a general store in 1914 on what is now Willamette Falls Drive. They had a popular home delivery service.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1798 4th Avenue

Schmidt House

1895 Queen Anne Vernacular

Built by Shipley

Eligible/contributing to the National Historic District

Queen Anne-style homes are typically two stories with cross-gables and decorated porches nestled between the wings. A new foundation for the house raised the building.

1769 4th Avenue

1915 Bungalow

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/Local Historic Designation

This house has been repaired and additions built.

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.

1745 4th Avenue

1924 Bungalow

Outside the National Historic District Boundary/Local Historic Designation

The bungalow style is accessible and informal, characterized by one-and-a-half stories, a low-pitched roof, an integral front porch, and an open floor plan. Details generally included exposed eaves, decorative rafter tails, brackets, and tapered porch posts.